TV Land recently chose their top 100 most memorable lines as seen on TV. Here are the top ten.
1. Heeere's Johnny! (Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show)
2. One small step for man ... (Neil Armstrong)
3. You're fired! (Donald Trump, The Apprentice)
4. Baby, you're the greatest. (Ralph Kramden, The Honeymooners)
5. Ask not what your country can do for you ... (John F. Kennedy)
6. D'oh! (Homer Simpson, The Simpsons)
7. Where's the beef? (Wendy's)
8. Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis? (Arnold Drummond, Diff'rent Strokes)
9. Yabba dabba do! (Fred Flintstone, The Flintstones)
10. I am not a crook. (Richard Nixon)
Donald Trump's is number three. Number THREE!
Sorry, TV Land, but you're fired. How did Donald Trump get above "yabba dabba do"? And "I am not a crook" is way better and more quotable (especially if you say it in a Richard Nixon voice) than "You're fired."
I really find this very puzzling.
While we're doing stupid reality/game show lines, wouldn't "You ahhhh the weakest link, goodbye" make it above "You're fired"? Or "Is that your final answer"? (Both of those kind of date my reality-TV watching, I know. I'm sorry, I'm very much behind the times.)
I guess maybe the most memorable TV lines are also generally the most annoying.
What lines would you pick if you had to write this list?
I'm still thinking. (I'm much better at movie lines; we weren't allowed to watch much TV.)
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This was our dinner conversation so we have to put a few (only one) to put down right now.
-"Jerry, you're the best I tell you, the best!" (Seinfeld)
Amy, that reminds me of one of Matt's favorite Seinfeld lines from Kramer, "Jerry, these are load-bearing walls! They're not coming down!" (from the Kenny Rogers Roasters episode)
I don't know what any of the other lines are on the top 100 but I would bet that there's at least one from Ricky Ricardo. Maybe "Lucy I'm home" or "You've got some 'splainin' to do."
Still thinking...
i would have to agree about the trump quote - maybe he owns TVland or something.
i can't think of any quotes except for "Hey you guuuuuys" (Electric Co) and "Hey Bert" from Sesame Street.
I think i didn't get to watch enough tv as a child.
What about "How rude!" from Full House.
How about "Hi yo Silver, away!" and "Hey Pancho, Hey Cisco" and "Head 'em up, move 'em out" and "I'm coming Beanie Boy" and "Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locamotive, . . ."
And how many of you even know what I'm talking about??? (Except you all probably get the Superman reference.)
Of course I recognize the Lone Ranger (although I always thought it was Hi ho Silver), and besides the Superman I actually don't recognize the rest, except I remember you always used to say, "I'm coming, Beanie Boy!"
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